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27 November 2024
Issue: 8096 / Categories: Legal News , Collective action , Competition , Class actions
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Huge claim could be brought against search giant

A former judge is bringing an opt-out claim potentially worth billions of pounds against Google.

Roger Kaye KC, represented by collective redress firm KP Law, alleges Google has abused its dominant position in the online search advertising market. According to KP Law, the claim is fully funded and, if successful, could give a route to redress for thousands of businesses that may have had to pay more for search advertising than they should have done.

The firm intends to file an application for a collective proceedings order at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) before Christmas. This will be on an opt-out basis.

Commercial silk Kaye KC, of Enterprise Chambers, is a retired deputy High Court judge with broad experience including hearing IT disputes and group litigation in the High Court and overseeing suspected cartel cases in the CAT.

Duncan Hedar, KP Law partner, said Kaye’s case was that ‘businesses have overpaid for services offered by Google… and it’s only right that they be able to recover those losses’.

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